2017 Cadet World champion Brooks had a back-and-forth battle with Hayato Ishiguro, who was third at the Japanese Senior World Trials. The bout ended with 21 points on the board and an 11-10 win for Ishiguro.

Brooks scored first with a takedown, but Ishiguro responded quickly with a takedown and gut wrench. At the break, Brooks led on criteria, 4-4. The second period saw points flying, which included three takedowns and exposure.

With only 10 seconds remaining, Brooks held a 10-9 advantage. Ishiguro was in on a shot and came out the back door, standing and put Brooks down for two on exposure.

Elam, who found out just two weeks ago that he would get to compete at the Worlds, faced off against Ali Aliev champion Magomedkhan Magomedov of Russia in the 97 kg Junior World finals. Magomedov also has three other Senior-level international medals.

Magomedov dominated the match, winning with an 11-0 tech fall in the first period.

A true freshman, Elam will begin his first season with the Mizzou Tigers this fall.

Two U.S. wrestlers picked up bronze medals for the Red, White and Blue to start the session.

2017 Junior World champion Daton Fix bounced back from a Friday-night loss, winning bronze at 57 kg. Fix, a redshirt freshman at Oklahoma State, dominated Bekbolt Myrzanazar of Kyrgyzstan, who was eighth at the 2017 Junior Asian Championships.

Fix led 6-0 at the break and finished off the bout with a takedown and gut wrench for a 10-0 technical fall.

The win marked Fix’s fifth age-group World medal as he also owns a 2014 Youth Olympic Games silver, a 2015 Cadet World bronze, a 2016 Junior World bronze and a 2017 Junior World gold.

Penn State wrestler Brady Berge followed up Fix’s performance with a bronze-winning match of his own.

Berge trailed 2018 Junior European bronze medalist Arman Anderasyan of Armenia, 1-0, at the break. Halfway through the second period, Andreasyan was put on the shot clock but unable to score, resulting in a point for Berge. The American held on for a 1-1 win on criteria.

In the team race, the U.S. goes into the final day in second place with 74 points. Russia is in first place with 105 points.

USA continues its quest for medals on Sunday with repechage starting at 4 p.m. (10 a.m. ET) and medal matches beginning at 6 p.m. (12 p.m. ET) live on Trackwrestling.com.